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FRVR, a Malta-based HTML5 games publisher for both chat and post-app store platforms such as Facebook Messenger, has secured USD3 million in a seed investment led by Accel.
Makers Fund and angel investors, including games industry luminaries Paul Heydon and David Helgason, also participated in the round.
The way consumers engage with gaming and entertainment media is rapidly changing, with users’ time at an all-time premium.
As a result, there has been a rapid rise in the post-app store games market, comprising a multitude of new game distribution channels. The likes of Facebook Messenger, WeChat and Telegram have
Law firm Paul Hastings has represented Abry Partners II, a media, communications, business and information services focused private equity investment firm, on its disposal of Basefarm Holding AS to the Orange Group, for a total consideration of USD350 million.
This is Paul Hastings’ second deal this month for Abry, following their acquisition of Link Mobility Group.
Basefarm is a leading provider of complex managed services and technology advice in relation to big data, cloud computing and information security, operating in Norway, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands.
The Paul Hastings team included corporate partners Anu Balasubramanian and Garrett Hayes and senior associate David Prowse, tax
MUFG Investor Services (MUFG), the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Oliver Scully as Head of EMEA Sales and David Sarfas as Global Head of Private Equity.
They will be based in London and report to Mike McCabe, Managing Director, Global Head of Business Development, and John Sergides, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, respectively.
Scully will be responsible for driving the growth of MUFG’s asset servicing solutions across private equity and real estate, as well as hedge funds and fund of funds, in the EMEA region to fully meet clients’ evolving needs. These solutions include
BGF has backed tech-focused Click Travel, a business travel management company, with a multi-million pound investment. This follows a sustained period of technological advances and new client wins.
Headquartered in Birmingham, the business was founded in 1999 by brothers Simon McLean, CTO and James McLean, CFO. Click Travel’s proprietary technology platform, travel.cloud, provides the look, feel and usability of a consumer site alongside services that help businesses reduce the cost and complexity of business travel.
Offering support across hotels, flights, rail, meetings and events, Click Travel manages millions of travel bookings a year for a wide variety of businesses
Ipes, a provider of outsourced services to Private Equity in Europe, has been authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland to provide Fund Administration services.
This authorisation, effective 16 July 2018, enables Ipes (Ireland) Limited to provide full administration services to collective investment schemes and alternative investment managers in Ireland, including fund administration, financial reporting, company secretarial and management support services.
Ipes, which has 35 staff based in Cork, expects the business to grow significantly in the next 12 months.
Ipes Chief Executive Chris Merry says: “We are delighted to have reached this milestone in Ireland. Cork is
Salveo Capital, an alternative investment firm specialising in the legalised cannabis space, has acquired a minority equity interest in PathogenDx, a provider of DNA-based pathogen testing kits for the cannabis, botanical, food and agriculture industries.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2014, PathogenDx’s mission is to deliver disruptive testing technology and solutions to the cannabis, botanical, food and agricultural testing markets that provide breakthrough simplicity, and cost-effectiveness, at an adaptable scale for both large and small testing facilities. The company’s technology offers growers, processors, producers, consumers and ancillary service providers within the botanical, food
KOGER has enhanced its workflow management software to provide the fund services sector with ‘complete functionality for document, business process and client contact management’.
KOGER says the workflow platform now offers process control and efficiency with full operational transparency, and facilitates participation in each process by fund customers and investors.
“We believe we have delivered a digital workflow platform for the fund services and asset management industry that delivers unparalleled reciprocal value. Our workflow solution connects all elements of service delivery and creates a seamless customer experience,” says Ras Sipko (pictured), KOGER Chief Operating Officer. “The automation offered by
Stockholm IT Ventures, a Swedish technology company specialising in energy crypto currency mining, has secured a EUR2 million investment in its Bytemine token (BYTM) from Pecunio’s VC Fund.
Pecunio, a fintech company in the United Arab Emirates, has also offered to purchase the remaining allocation of Bytemine tokens (up to EUR 1 million) by the end of the sale.
“We are extremely excited to have Pecunio on board as an institutional investor,” says Phillip Nunn, Managing Director of the Crypto Division for Stockholm IT Ventures. “Being recognised and added to Pecunio’s exclusive portfolio represents a great testament to our
Avedon Capital Partners has sold Robidus, a provider of social security services and software in the Netherlands, to Aegon, a life insurance, pensions and asset management company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.
Closing is subject to regulatory and workers’ council approvals.
Both the Robidus Management and Avedon are pleased with this transaction, which confirms the value creation strategy that has been actively pursued in partnership since 2015.
Founded in 2003 and based in the Netherlands, Robidus has built highly specialised domain expertise to help Dutch employers execute their tasks and responsibilities regarding employee absence and disability as required
Law firm Trowers & Hamlins has advised founders Daniel and Thomas Lowe, on the sale of Fourpure, a Bermondsey based craft brewer brand, to the UK subsidiary of Lion Pty, a large international FMCG company based in Australia.
Set up by brothers Daniel and Thomas Lowe in 2013, Fourpure supplies brands including Session IPA and Pils Lager to larger stores such as Marks & Spencer and Tesco as well as independent outlets.
Trowers corporate partner Nick Harrisingh says: “It was a pleasure to successfully complete another transaction for Daniel and Thomas. The Fourpure brand has grown significantly since its origin and
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